Ethiopia vs Gabon
Ethiopia is 4.13 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Ethiopia about 4.1 times.
EthiopiaGabonEthiopia moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
4.13×
Ethiopia is 4.13× the area of Gabon.
| Ethiopia | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Libreville |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Ethiopia bigger than Gabon?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 4.13 times larger than Gabon. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Ethiopia?
- About 4.1 times: Ethiopia has 4.13× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Ethiopia and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Gabon about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ethiopia or Gabon?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 2,593,130. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².